Kathy Glass, who recently retired as associate director at the Food Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said she respects “use-by” dates and other storage guidance (like an ...

At least 90 percent of Americans throw out food each year because they don't understand the meaning of dates stamped on ...

Date labels. Expiration dates. Best-by dates. Whatever you call them, at some point, you’ve probably squinted at those tiny dot-matrix-printed numbers and wondered: “Does this mean my cheese ...

Their site says you can cook raw food until midnight on its use-by date. Once it’s cooked, they add, you have to eat or freeze it within 48 hours. But there are some caveats; the use-by date only ...

The different types of expiration dates on meat, poultry, egg and dairy products sometimes create confusion. Some have a "sell-by" date. Others come with a "use-by" date. Still others bear a "best ...

But there are some caveats; the use-by date only counts if you stored the food according to its instructions, and you must make sure to chill any food that requires refrigeration at 5°C or below.

As one entrepreneur reveals he is making millions by selling out-of-date food, it's clear that when it comes to the timeline on our packaging, there is leeway. FEMAIL charts what's safe to eat.

If you know you're dealing with expired food -- moldy, stale, discolored or curdled -- you can always use a countertop ...

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First off, the dates you see on packages, like "best by" and "use by," are mostly manufacturer suggestions for peak quality, according to a Washington Post report. For the majority of items ...

Food waste is a significant issue in Australia. (AP: Natacha Pisarenko)The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said that waste costs the Australian economy about $36.6 ...